Classification of Wetmore 1940
Cl. Aves Linnaeus 1758 [bird]
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Subcl. Neornithes Gadow 1893
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Superor. Neognathae Pycraft 1900
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Or. Anseriformes Wagler 1831 [waterfowl]
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Subor. Anseres Linnaeus 1758
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Fm. Anatidae Vigors 1825
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Subfm. Anatinae Vigors 1825 [duck]
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G. Anas Linnaeus 1758
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Anas fulvigula Ridgway 1874 [mottled duck]
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 [mallard]
Anas rubripes Brewster 1902 [American black duck]
G. Querquedula Stephens 1826
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Querquedula cyanoptera Viellot 1816 [cinnamon teal]
Querquedula discors Linnaeus 1766 [blue-winged teal]
†Querquedula floridana Shufeldt 1917
Subfm. Anserinae Vigors 1825 [goose]
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G. Anser Linnaeus 1758
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Anser albifrons Scopoli 1769 [greater white-fronted goose]
†Anser condoni Shufeldt 1891
G. Branta Scopoli 1769
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Branta bernicla Linnaeus 1758 [brant]
Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 [Canada goose]
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Branta canadensis hutchinsi Richardson 1832 [cackling goose]
†Branta dickeyi Miller 1924
†Branta esmeralda Burt 1929
†Branta howardae Miller 1930
†Branta hypsibata Cope 1878
†Branta propinqua Shufeldt 1891
G. Chen Boie 1822
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Subg. †Chen (Chen) Boie 1822
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Chen (Chen) caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 [snow goose]
Chen (Chen) hyperborea Pallas 1769
Subfm. Cygninae [swan]
Subfm. Dendrocygninae Reichenbach 1850 [whistling duck]
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Subfm. †Erismaturinae
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Subfm. Merginae Bonaparte 1838 [seaduck]
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Subfm. Nyrocinae
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G. Melanitta Boie 1822 [scoter]
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Subg. Melanitta (Pelionetta) Kaup 1829
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Melanitta (Pelionetta) perspicillata Linnaeus 1758 [surf scoter]
G. Nyroca Flemming 1822
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Subg. Nyroca (Nyroca) Flemming 1822
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Nyroca (Nyroca) americana Eyton 1838 [redhead]
Nyroca (Nyroca) collaris Donovan 1809 [ring-necked duck]
Fm. †Paranyrocidae Miller and Compton 1939
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Or. Charadriiformes Huxley 1867 [shorebird]
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Subor. Charadrii Huxley 1867
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Superfm. Charadrioidea
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Fm. Haematopodidae Bonaparte 1838 [oystercatchers]
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Fm. †Presbyornithidae Wetmore 1926
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Fm. Recurvirostridae Bonaparte 1854
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Fm. Scolopacidae Rafinesque 1815 [snipe]
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Subfm. Scolopacinae Bonaparte 1831
Invalid names: Numeniinae Gray 1840 [empty], Palaeotringinae [empty]
Invalid names: Phalaropodidae Bonaparte 1831 [empty]
Subor. Lari Sharpe 1891
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Fm. Laridae Vigors 1825 [gull]
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Subfm. Larinae Bonaparte 1831
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G. Larus Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Larus (Chroicocephalus) Eyton 1836
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Larus (Chroicocephalus) philadelphia Ord 1815 [Bonaparte's gull]
Subfm. Sterninae Bonaparte 1838 [tern]
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Invalid names: Alcae [empty]
Or. Ciconiiformes Bonaparte 1854
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Subor. Ciconiae
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Superfm. Threskiornithoidea Lambrecht 1933
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Fm. Threskiornithidae Richmond 1917 [ibis]
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Subfm. Threskiornithinae Richmond 1917 [ibis]
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Invalid names: Plataleinae Bonaparte 1838 [empty]
Invalid names: Ardeae [empty]
Or. Columbiformes Latham 1790 [dove]
Or. †Diatrymiformes Matthew and Granger 1917
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Fm. †Diatrymidae Shufeldt 1913
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G. †Diatryma Cope 1876
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†Diatryma ajax Shufeldt 1913
†Diatryma giganteum Cope 1876
†Diatryma steini Matthew and Granger 1917
Or. Falconiformes Sharpe 1874 [raptor]
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Subor. Cathartae
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Fm. Cathartidae Lafresnaye 1839 [New World vulture]
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G. Gymnogyps Lesson 1842
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†Gymnogyps amplus Miller 1911 [condor]
Gymnogyps californianus Shaw 1797 [California condor]
Fm. †Teratornithidae Miller 1909 [teratorn]
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Invalid names: Falcones Lambrecht 1933 [empty]
Or. Gaviiformes Wetmore and Miller 1926 [loon]
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Or. Gruiformes Bonaparte 1854
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Subor. Cariamae Fürbringer 1888
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Fm. †Bathornithidae Wetmore 1927
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G. †Bathornis Wetmore 1927
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†Bathornis celeripes Wetmore 1933
†Bathornis cursor Wetmore 1933
†Bathornis veredus Wetmore 1927
Subor. Grues Bonaparte 1854
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Superfm. Gruoidea Stejneger 1885
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Fm. Aramidae Bonaparte 1854 [limpkin]
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Fm. †Geranoididae Wetmore 1933
Fm. Gruidae Vigors 1825 [crane]
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Subfm. Gruinae
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G. †Aletornis Marsh 1872
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†Aletornis bellus Marsh 1872
†Aletornis gracilis Marsh 1872
†Aletornis nobilis Marsh 1872
†Aletornis pernix Marsh 1872
G. Grus Brisson 1760 [crane]
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Grus americana Linnaeus 1758 [Whooping crane]
Grus canadensis Linnaeus 1758 [Sandhill crane]
†Grus marshi Shufeldt 1915
†Grus nannodes Wetmore and Martin 1930
†Grus proavus Marsh 1872
Superfm. Ralloidea Rafinesque 1815
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Fm. Rallidae Vigors 1825 [rail]
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Subfm. †Fulicinae Nitzsch 1820
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Subfm. Gallinulinae
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Subfm. Rallinae Vigors 1825
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G. Rallus Linnaeus 1758
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Rallus elegans Audubon 1834 [king rail]
Rallus limicola Vieillot 1819 [Virginia rail]
Rallus longirostris Boddaert 1783 [mangrove rail]
G. †Telmatornis Marsh 1870
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†Telmatornis affinis Marsh 1870
†Telmatornis priscus Marsh 1870
†Telmatornis rex Shufeldt 1915
Or. Passeriformes Linnaeus 1758 [perching bird]
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Subor. Passeres Linnaeus 1758
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Fm. Alaudidae Vigors 1825 [lark]
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Fm. Bombycillidae Swainson 1831
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Fm. Corvidae Vigors 1825
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Subfm. Corvinae
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G. Corvus Linnaeus 1758 [crow]
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Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm 1822 [American crow]
Corvus caurinus Baird 1858
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 [common raven]
Corvus cryptoleucus Couch 1854
Corvus ossifragus Wilson 1812 [fish crow]
†Corvus shufeldti Sharpe 1909
Invalid names: Garrulinae [empty]
Fm. Fringillidae Vigors 1825 [finch]
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Subfm. Carduelinae
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G. Spinus Koch 1816
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Spinus pinus Wilson 1810 [pine siskin]
Spinus tristis Linnaeus 1758 [American goldfinch]
Subfm. Emberizinae Vigors 1831 [old world bunting]
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G. Amphispiza Coues 1874
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Amphispiza belli Cassin 1850
Amphispiza bilineata Cassin 1850 [black-throated sparrow]
G. Pipilo Vieillot 1816 [towhee]
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Pipilo fuscus Swainson 1827 [canyon towhee]
Pipilo maculatus Swainson 1827 [spotted towhee]
Fm. Hirundinidae Rafinesque 1815 [swallow]
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Fm. Icteridae Vigors 1825
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G. Euphagus Cassin 1866 [blackbird]
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†Euphagus affinis Shufeldt 1891
†Euphagus magnirostris Miller 1929 [large-billed blackbird]
Fm. Mimidae Bonaparte 1853
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G. Toxostoma Wagler 1831 [American thrashers]
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Toxostoma bendirei Coues 1873
Toxostoma redivivum Gambel 1845 [California thrasher]
Fm. Turdidae Rafinesque 1815 [thrush]
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Invalid names: Palaeospizidae Wetmore 1925 [empty]
Or. Pelecaniformes Sharpe 1891
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Subor. †Pelecani
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Superfm. Pelecanoidea Rafinesque 1815
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Fm. †Cyphornithidae Wemore 1928
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Fm. Pelecanidae Vigors 1825 [pelican]
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G. Pelecanus Linnaeus 1758 [pelican]
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Subg. †Pelecanus (Cyrtopelicanus) Reichenbach 1852
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Pelecanus (Cyrtopelicanus) erythrorhynchos Gmelin 1789 [American white pelican]
†Pelecanus (Cyrtopelicanus) halieus Wetmore 1933
Fm. Phalacrocoracidae Reichenbach 1850 [cormorant]
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G. Phalacrocorax Brisson 1760 [cormorant]
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Phalacrocorax auritus Lesson 1831 [double-crested cormorant]
†Phalacrocorax femoralis Miller 1929
†Phalacrocorax idahensis Marsh 1870
†Phalacrocorax macropus Cope 1878
†Phalacrocorax marinavis Shufeldt 1915
†Phalacrocorax mediterraneus Shufeldt 1915
†Phalacrocorax rogersi Howard 1932
Superfm. Suloidea Hay 1930
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Fm. Sulidae Reichenbach 1849 [booby]
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G. Moris Vieillot 1816 [gannet]
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†Moris lompocana Miller 1925
†Moris loxostyla Cope 1870
†Moris reyana Howard 1936
†Moris vagabundus Wetmore 1930
Or. Piciformes Meyer and Wolf 1810
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Subor. Pici Linnaeus 1758
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Fm. Picidae Vigors 1825 [woodpecker]
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Subfm. Picinae Bonaparte 1838
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G. Ceophloeus Cabanis 1862
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Subg. Ceophloeus (Phloeotomus) Cabanis and Heine 1863
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Ceophloeus (Phloeotomus) pileatus Linnaeus 1758 [pileated woodpecker]
Or. Procellariiformes Fürbringer 1888
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Fm. Diomedeidae Gray 1840 [albatross]
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Or. Psittaciformes Wagler 1830 [parrot]
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Or. Strigiformes Wagler 1830 [owl]
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Fm. Strigidae Vigors 1825 [true owl]
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G. Asio Brisson 1760
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Asio flammeus Pontoppidan 1763 [short-eared owl]
Asio wilsonianus Lesson 1830
G. Bubo Dumeril 1806 [eagle-owl]
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†Bubo sinclairi Miller 1911 [owl]
Bubo virginianus Gmelin 1788 [great horned owl]
G. Otus Pennant 1769 [scops owl]
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Otus asio Linnaeus 1758 [eastern screech-owl]
Otus flammeolus Kaup 1853 [flammulated owl]
Invalid names: Odontognathae Wetmore 1930 [empty]
Fm. †Protostrigidae Wetmore 1933
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G. †Protostrix Wetmore 1933
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†Protostrix leptosteus Marsh 1871
†Protostrix lydekkeri Shufeldt 1913
†Protostrix saurodosis Wetmore 1921
Fm. Alcidae Leach 1820 [auk]
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Subfm. Alcinae Leach 1820
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G. Uria Brisson 1760
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Uria aalge Pontoppidan 1763 [Common murre]
†Uria affinis Marsh 1872
†Uria antiqua Marsh 1870
Subfm. †Nautilornithinae
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Superfm. Ciconioidea
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Tr. Cygnini [swan]
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G. Cygnus Garsault 1764
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Subg. Cygnus (Clangocycnus) Oberholser 1908
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Cygnus (Clangocycnus) buccinator Richardson 1832 [trumpeter swan]
†Cygnus (Clangocycnus) matthewi Shufeldt 1913
†Cygnus (Clangocycnus) paloregonus Cope 1878
Cygnus columbianus Ord 1815 [tundra swan]
Unr. †Archaeoceti Flower 1883
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G. †Pachycetus Van Beneden 1883
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†Pachycetus humilis Van Beneden 1883
†Pachycetus robustus Van Beneden 1883
Or. †Colymbiformes
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Fm. Colymbidae Shaw 1824
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G. Aechmophorus Coues 1862
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†Aechmophorus lucasi Miller 1911
Aechmophorus occidentalis Lawrence 1858 [western grebe]
G. Colymbus Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Colymbus (Colymbus) Linnaeus 1758
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Colymbus (Colymbus) grisegena Boddaert 1783 [red-necked grebe]
Subg. †Colymbus (Dytes) Kaup 1829
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Colymbus (Dytes) auritus Linnaeus 1758 [horned grebe]
Colymbus (Dytes) nigricollis Brehm 1831 [black-necked grebe]
†Colymbus (Dytes) parvus Schufeldt 1913
G. Catharista Vieillot 1816 [black vulture]
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†Catharista occidentalis Miller 1909
†Catharista shastensis Miller 1911 [vulture]
Subfm. †Gaviellinae Wetmore 1940
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Subg. †Puffinus (Puffinus) Brisson 1760
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†Puffinus (Puffinus) diatomicus Miller 1925
Puffinus (Puffinus) griseus Gmelin 1789 [sooty shearwater]
†Puffinus (Puffinus) inceptor Wetmore 1930
Puffinus (Puffinus) opisthomelas Coues 1864 [black-vented shearwater]
Puffinus (Puffinus) puffinus Brunnich 1764 [Manx shearwater]
Subg. Sula (Sula) Brisson 1760
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†Sula (Sula) stocktoni Miller 1935
†Sula (Sula) willetti Miller 1925
Subg. Larus (Larus) Linnaeus 1758
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Larus (Larus) argentatus Pontoppidan 1763 [herring gull]
Larus (Larus) glaucescens Naumann 1840 [glaucous-winged gull]
†Larus (Larus) oregonus Shufeldt 1891
†Larus (Larus) pristinus Shufeldt 1915
†Larus (Larus) robustus Shufeldt 1891